20: Attempting to Fly

The challenge: Make something that falls slowly, or make something flies in the air

Problem Solving, Maker skillsRanitri Weerasuriya29 November 2020Sri Lanka, Art class, Flying objectsComment

17: Eco-brick Structures

In this workshop, The Pearl Protectors and the students put their Eco-Bricks to use by building two stools and a little table.

16: The Eco-Brick Workshop

The Pearl Protectors demonstrated as to how the children can build an eco-brick. For this purpose, the volunteers and the children had brought plastic waste that can be used to build the bricks.

Maker skills, Problem SolvingMuditha Katuwawala28 April 2020Sri Lanka, Colombo, Art class, Environment, Eco Brick, Marine, conservationComment

11: Mapping our Street

‘Do you see the humps on the road?’ ‘How many garbage trucks are parked across the playground?’ ‘Did anyone notice the staircases leading to all the houses? How many are there?’

We accepted any answer.

8: Building an Iratu Bridge

Can Iratu hold up a stack of books? We build a bridge out of it.

Problem Solving, Maker skillsRanitri Weerasuriya23 June 2018Stick, Iratu, Mini Bridge, Structures, Architecture for kidsComment

6: The Rain Problem

The following week, it rained during the class, and the kids excitedly claimed ‘Let’s take our umbrellas outside!!’

Problem SolvingRanitri Weerasuriya17 June 2018sri lanka, Kids, making, rain, umbrella, Project Based LearningComment

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